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The Advantage In African American Children's Part 2
By Daviyd Peterson, Sat Dec 10th
The added advantage in african american children'seducation...Computer Homeschooling (Part2) We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit how 'bout you! We left our parents and friends in our last article discussingthe commitment it takes to homeschool african american children.In part 2 of 4 let's discuss finding resources to make sure thatafrican american parents committment to their children'seducation is not hampered because of anything easily available.
First we have to thank all our loyal readers and visitors,without your support the countless hours of being marathoned bythe thought police to put this onto a page would not have beenso worth it. Finishing the subject line of commitment we need africanamerican parents considering computer homeschooling to have veryreal and concrete reasons for homeschooling because it takeswisdom as testified by King Solomon in the Book of Proverbs toteach an african american child. Possible reasons, and due totime and space we will go over a few, could be a africanamerican child who cannot not keep up academically. A childunable to deal in the social setting of the school, giftedchildren who are too advanced for the shcools available, publicor private school curriculum that is unsuitable and violence inschools are also reasons to make the commitment to homeschool. Due to violence, drugs, teen pregnancy, predatory teachers andother distractions or social hurdles in public and privateschools many parents have been taking their children home andhomeschooling them. I am going to let you in on a little secret,both my african american parents were public school teachers inhigh school and middle school. I share that secret with you sothat no one will believe that I am against public or privateschool education, I'm just for homeschool education. Some of ourcountry's greatest
Home-schooling growing in popularity - United Press International
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/05/Home-schooling_growing_in_popularity/UPI-29491231173335/&cid=1287081696&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNHM3Jqh3thiLzUPVWaRhUo2xEPcuQ"><b>Home</b>-<b>schooling</b> growing in popularity</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>United Press International -</font> <nobr>11 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Among the <b>home</b>-<b>schooling</b> reasons given by parents in a 2007 survey were moral and religious factors, along with concerns about family time and finances. <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1&fd=R&url=http://www.kxmb.com/News/Nation/316190.asp&cid=1287081696&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNFsNVMTpGsoRmHv2JzVGRXJ16XCiw">Number Of Americans Opting-Out Of Public Schools And <b>Home</b> <b>...</b></a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-2&fd=R&url=http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000008988.cfm&cid=1287081696&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNHZ_eLokQGG7IEyFI5u7f9-S376Mg">Good News: Number of <b>Home</b>-Schoolers Soars</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>CitizenLink</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-3&fd=R&url=http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090105/ARTICLES/901050281/1008%3FTitle%3DNumber_of_home_schooled_children_increases&cid=1287081696&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNGFhBSA4XRN9HhydhQO9C2GTiOXfw">Number of <b>home</b>-schooled children increases</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Daily Comet</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-4&fd=R&url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013609383&cid=1287081696&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNGcll_ObnS76pye6mEsax9NC6t29w"><nobr>AHN</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-5&fd=R&url=http://www.wnd.com/index.php%3Ffa%3DPAGE.view%26pageId%3D85408&cid=1287081696&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNEuN8ZGODhDHwVLknCC2UhDY2VAkA"><nobr>WND.com</nobr></a></font><br/><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1287081696><nobr>all 26 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home Schooling On Rise - TurnTo23.com
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.turnto23.com/news/18417860/detail.html&cid=0&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNG2uUfRffxrGKvECp0PM_GehaIelw"><b>Home Schooling</b> On Rise</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>TurnTo23.com, CA -</font> <nobr>5 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Those numbers are not surprising to Karen Andersen who has been <b>home schooling</b> 10 years. Anderson has four children ranging from elementary to high school <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
HOME-SCHOOLING: A perfect storm for online learning - Washington Times
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNHmY4ctMwiXeLYn9gbwJFVTug4xWQ"><img src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=nSCUmpG119gJ&imgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2008/06/24/Tsubata__r350x200.jpg%3F0babd24c675f3097b9d1ff106ec8653055db7939 width=80 height=46 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Washington Times</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNHmY4ctMwiXeLYn9gbwJFVTug4xWQ"><b>HOME</b>-<b>SCHOOLING</b>: A perfect storm for online learning</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Times, DC -</font> <nobr>Jan 3, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The advantage Brightstorm offers <b>home</b>-<b>schooling</b> parents is ensuring their child gets top-quality teaching, especially in the more difficult subject areas <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Homegrown education - AberdeenNews.com
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.aberdeennews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090105/FRONTPAGE/901050303&cid=0&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNEsaYIScap-UvLh2M7fKC20wy2q-A">Homegrown education</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>AberdeenNews.com, SD -</font> <nobr>13 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The Aberdeen school board has approved 94 public school exemption certificates so far this school year; the certificates allow for <b>home schooling</b>. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home Schooling ? The Ins And Outs Of Do It Yourself Education - Meadow Free Press
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.meadowfreepress.com/homeschooling/0,1873,340324,00.html&cid=0&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNE2unRw5ewA-ZvD6QZJbhP-qErjoA"><b>Home Schooling</b> ? The Ins And Outs Of Do It Yourself Education</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Meadow Free Press, ID -</font> <nobr>Jan 3, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>Home schooling</b> has been around for a long time now and involves more than one million children in the US alone and experience means that are many options <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Children home-schooled aboard RV - Ventura County Star
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jan/05/reading-writing-and-road-trips-children-home-rv/&cid=0&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNGYR1ZM_QhcMg2_2zFK54OAE_C5iA">Children <b>home</b>-schooled aboard RV</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Ventura County Star, CA -</font> <nobr>19 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>Home schooling</b> on the road ?is not common necessarily,? said Loren Mavromati, president of the California Homeschool Network, which provides resources and <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Brazilian home schoolers taken to court - OneNewsNow
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx%3Fid%3D371778&cid=0&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNGFhAosaaDrM5_Vu5M41iuBnjIhbQ">Brazilian <b>home</b> schoolers taken to court</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>OneNewsNow, MS -</font> <nobr>14 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>One of the judges ruled that the test scores should not even be considered because the quality of public <b>schooling</b> versus <b>home schooling</b> was not on trial, <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
JASON: Home-schoolers - Washington Times
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/02/home-schoolers/&cid=1286292902&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNEvTVTyyobIJyr58oZG0GJVG9XDUA"><img src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=8k3vQcMxFBAJ&imgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2009/01/01/fire_001_r329x151.JPG%3Fe315d4515574cec417b1845392ba687dd98c17ce width=80 height=37 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Washington Times</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/02/home-schoolers/&cid=1286292902&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNEvTVTyyobIJyr58oZG0GJVG9XDUA">JASON: <b>Home</b>-schoolers</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Times, DC -</font> <nobr>Jan 1, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Especially striking is the growth of <b>home schooling</b> among African American households. The US Department of Education reported 103000 black children were <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Deb Adamson: A well-deserved break from home schooling - MetroWest Daily News
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/education/x2094347504/Deb-Adamson-A-well-deserved-break-from-home-schooling&cid=0&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNFTbUOnXGIu9Q6fKzTZV0oAAY_wuw">Deb Adamson: A well-deserved break from <b>home schooling</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>MetroWest Daily News, MA -</font> <nobr>Dec 31, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>She had seriously considered <b>home schooling</b> before ultimately deciding on private school, so she?s obviously supportive and personally enthusiastic about <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home-Schooled Student Numbers Soaring - News10.net
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx%3Fstoryid%3D52831%26catid%3D2&cid=0&ei=2tJiSdnZMsjcmQf8wMXwAw&usg=AFQjCNFggcmSVxQwq7znTBb73DgkiA4K7A"><b>Home</b>-Schooled Student Numbers Soaring</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>News10.net, CA -</font> <nobr>47 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Kilpatrick admitted <b>home</b>-<b>schooling</b> three children is a challenge. But added, "I don't ever feel like I don't want to do it. I've watched my children calm <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
leaders were homeschooled, including severalpresidents. If your reason for homeschooling your children is asstrong as your conviction then you could be teaching the nextpresident of the United States, the next Booker T. Washington oreven another Colin Powell. Now, some of the resources you need to focus on: curriculum,books, events, and patience. Curriculums should be researchedthoroughly as each frican american child is different and shouldnot be taught the cookie cutter way that out of home schoolsuse. They also can be found on the Internet for the best priceof free to the reasonable prices of from $10 to $75 using searchengines, or other homeschooling sites. The books you need oneach subject to be taught to your african american scholarsdon't have to be new, just good educational material. Thesebooks also can be bought on the Internet, I am a great fan ofshopping online due to the fact that it saves on gas and time tofind what you are looking for each and every time. Events forhomeschooling your african american children are equallyimportant as it exposes your children to different people.cultures. ideas and helps in creating a well-rounded individual.Events can be found online thru several sources includingnewsgroups, search engines, and electronic newsletters. Nowpatience cannot be found online, at least not any that can makea homeschool an enviroment for learning. Learning at home shouldnot be like learning outside the home, it should be fun andinteresting. So use patience in teaching your children as theyare having to relearn how to teach themselves. The use of computers in homeschooling your children should be agreat reality for you now and if not I have much more to share.I have run out of space and will continue sharing the rest ofour knowledge odyssey in the 3rd and 4th articles. Some of theresources will be made available on our website and you arewelcome to forward questions to be answered in a timely manner.Thank you for your time and patience. Remember this subject is worthy of more than just one articleand therefore will be covered in a 4 part series. Feel free toreview articles part 1 , part 3 or part 4 for questions you maywant to email to us. To receive notification of the publicationof the rest of the series email us atgoing.wireless.spirit@homeschoolwireless.com or if you have anRSS reader click on this link -http://homeschoolwireless.com/publication/homeschoolwireless.xml Free podcasts:http://daviyd.users.blogmatrix.com/podcasts/index.xml Daviyd Peterson©2005 All Rights Reserved About the author:***************************************************** Daviyd Peterson: 10-year consultant, instructor, trainer Helpsafrican american homeschools bridge the digital divide bybecoming computer homeschools. Free article on "ComputerHomeschooling" and other related articleshttp://www.homeschoolwireless.com/homeschoolwireless.htm ****************************************************
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